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Show Damaged Page SOUTH CACHE COURIER Army of School Children In Step With War Effort CLASSIFIED DEPART HONEY WANTEn During Mr. WinchelVs absence, on vacation, his column will be conducted by guest columnists. Willard E. Givens, Executive Secretary National By LIONEL BARRYMORE (Who needs no introductionj Education Association of the United States. The 30,000,000 school children who march back to school this month keep step with another army an army burdened with the equipage of battle, whose units march in Australia, Ulster, South Carolina, Dutch Harbor, Colorado, Midway. Both armies are enlisted in the same total war, both have the same objective victory. This is to be a story of the army that is answering the schoolbell, of the rebuffs it faces, of its part in the fight. The school army is not as large this autumn as it usually is; some of those who would have marched with it are in the other army, or stand beside assembly lines, or pore over drafting boards, or are busy in laboratories. The high school, especially, will have fewer students, fewer teachers; for the teachers, too, have gone to the fighting fronts, to the factories. 100,000 Fewer Teachers. The most serious handicap which the schools face due to the war is the loss of teachers. It is estimated that up to 100,000 of them, a tenth of the total number, are not in their schoolrooms this fall. Many of the men teachers have joined the colors. Newly created auxiliary forces will take many of the women teachers, too. Many of those still with their school classes find that their incomes as teachers are not within reaching distance, of A teacher the grocery basket. whose salary is $800 a year the average salary paid to the teachers of a large midwestern state accepts a war, industry job that may net him three times as much money. He may not wish to leave his profession but he and his family must eat. There are many thousands of teachers whose salaries are not $800 a year, but $400 or $500 a year. A teacher who receives $500 a year will look longingly at a position in a government office paying $1,600 a year. She is quite likely to be qualified for it and quite likely to take it. The shortage of teachers is naturally the most serious where the salary schedules are lowest, as in a southern state where the state average last year was $559 for all teachers and school officers, but there is a trek from schoolroom to factory all over the nation. The most alarming phase of the teacher shortage is that it is greatest in the school subject areas that are most vital to the war effort. Teachers of .physics, chemistry, mathematics, manual arts and certain of the biological sciences are in great demand in war industries and laboratories. When they leave the classroom for such work, they cease to train the thousands of students of mathematics and the sciences who are so urgently needed by the armed forces. Between three and four million school children this fall will, therefore, find the school 'door closed when they arrive, or their educational opportunity considerably curtailed. Measures are being taken to minimize, as far as possible, the ill effect of the teacher shortage. Where students who have lost teachers are in the same school with those who still have teachers, classes are combined. This is usually not possible in rural areas where it may be many miles from a school without a teacher to a school which has one. Even where classes are combined, they often become so large and unwieldy that ef Every actor knows .what the critics think of him. These industrious gentlemen who distribute plaudits . Washington, D. C. WOMEN INFLUENCE HISTORY All through history, from Helen of Troy to the Duchess of Windsor, women have influenced the tides of fate. And if it had not been for a woman in the life of Gen. Douglas MacArthur he probably would not have been in a position to perform or brickbats, according to their his heroic defense of the Philipand of views performances, plays pines and command Australia today. have the benefits of their newsJust after the last war, the belle paper circulation to broadcast their of Washington society was vivacious views. of the Louise Brooks, the offered been Now, having T. Stotesbury, a Edward millionaire space of my friend Walter Winchell, of J. P. Morgan. She was with whom I often agree and just as partner toast of Washington. General the the I have do not, opportunity often returned from France, not often vouchsafed the actor to Pershing, just was one of her most devoted attendtalk about the fellows who talk about ants. Admiral Beatty, hero of the him, in print. battle of Jutland, was another. Of the great stage critics there Once, after a dinner at Mrs. Marwere some who honestly wrote what shall Fields both Pershing and they believed, in spite of hell, high escorted Louise to her car, Beatty business the and water newspapers an altercation over who had nearly office. No actor ever resented being to take her home. criticized by one of these men. In was But General MacArthur, then sufact, we respected their knowledge and views, and often benefited by perintendent of West Point, stepped constructive criticism. The same in and married the lady. Shortly thereafter, General Pershing, not applied to playwrights, when these at all happy over MacArthurs vic... j,. critics .analyzed a play. tory, transferred him to the Philippines. FIRED ACTOR TURNS MacArthur and his wife were staCRITIC AND ROASTS SHOW in the Philippines for several tioned in Sometimes critics are evolved And although the marriage brothyears. Years my ago strange ways. in divorce, it was Macended later a in were I traveling er John and We had a Arthurs tour of duty in Manila repertory company. which acquainted him with Filipino friend, Fred Butler, a newspaper his man, whom we persuaded to come leaders and later brought about return as field marshal of the Philipalong and try being an actor. This wasnt in any spirit of discovery. pine army. We were great cronies and liked to BORED BY WASHINGTON be together. Also Butler had a gold As a reward for selling $25,000 ftooth whieh could always be pawned worth of war savings bonds and Avhen we were broke. I stamps, Delbert Hudson, Reno, Minneas The company got as far Nev., newsboy, recently was given apolis when the director decided that a free trip to the nations capital Butler was no actor, and, much to the Kiwanis club. by the dismay of John and myself, For several days young Delbert fired him. Butler went out and landed a job on a newspaper. Then led the life of Riley. He was entertained by Vice Presihe talked the editor into letting him review our shows. Gleefully, he dent Wallace, U. S. senators and roasted them, and John and I high treasury officials. He lived in at an expensive hotel, toured all the used to laugh over his roasts dinner each night. But they drove showplaces and polished off numerous ice cream sodas. the manager wild. asked Sen. Pat Well, Delbert, I remember one gem in which he deplored that a good play could be McCarran of Nevada when it was all over, what do you like best utterly ruined by an insignificant about Washington? young actor named Lionel Barrymore. My bed, yawned Delbert, Im tired. George Bernard Shaw was a great critic, in the days when he reviewed SOLOMON ATTACK A TEST plays for London publications. True, Inside fact about the attack on the he sometimes wrote terrible things about them. But any criticism of Solomon islands is that it was very his was tempered with justice. Mark carefully planned six weeks in advance, and was different from any Twain once tried his hand at draother naval action in the Pacific. matic criticism on the old Alta CaliU. S. naval raids on the Gilbert fornia in San Francisco, but never and Marshall islands were hit and became really interested in it. The motion picture brought about run affairs. There our navy had new technique in criticism. The no idea of enemy strength, but dewere ignored. pended on quick surprise hits and tintypes early speedy withdrawal. Then, as pictures grew in stature, In the battle of the Coral sea also, critics were forced to write about them. At first, many had a feeling, we were able to take the Japs by surprise. And in the battle ofMid-waof hostility, but this gradually diswe knew the enemy was comappeared, and today a fine picture like Mrs. Miniver is reviewed by ing, while 'the Japs did not know we the keenest dramatic minds among knew. But in the Solomon islands battle, the writers of the press. our reconnaissance planes had made advance surveys and we knew fairNEW KIND OF CRITICISM ly accurately the size of the enemy EVOLVED BY MOVIES knew also that we were up against Motion pictures have evolved a a tough job that would exact heavy new form of criticism which the cost. public never sees. Pete Harrison There is reason to believe, started it, with confidential reports too, that theevery knew about our Japs on pictures to exhibitors. He told because transpreparations, troop them what to expect from the picports cannot be loaded and brought ture, from a showmans point of within striking distance without eneto view, equip them with advance my scouting planes sighting them. information on the handling and exTherefore, this was a real test in of film. a ploitation more ways than one. An adverse report meant that too For instance, this was the first much expenditure for advertising, time land, air and sea forces all for instance, was inadvisable. On have in a single strikthe other hand, when he praised a ing force. meant this that the exhibipicture, Upon the final outcome of that cotor was safe in "going the whole operation will depend whether the hog in exploitation. United States follows the advice of Today there are numerous trade many high army-nav- y strategists magazines, whioh review pictures in and concentrates more on the Pathe same manner and for the same cific than on Eur'ope. reason. They tell the exhibitor what to expect. Sometimes audiences fool BRITAINS FUTURE A U. S. official, back from Lonthem, however. Audiences may flock to a picture the trade critics don, tells of standing in line for had no faith in. And vice versa. breakfast at the Hotel Waldorf. Just ahead of him he heard an English For, after all, the only reliable lady say: critic is the public itself. After this war is over, well have A few days ago a group of studio to fight a war of independence to writers and directors were discusssave ourselves from becoming the ing a certain picture. They picked holes in the story. They thought 49th state of the United States. This When the players were miscast. attitude, according to critics get hold of it, youll see, Americans returned from London, is they chorused. rather typical of the apprehension One veteran director spoke up. which exists as to what will happen Well, maybe youre right, he reto Britain after the war. marked. It looks like nobodys goThere is no hostility in this, but a to like it except audiences. ing realistic awareness that the war is He was right The picture grossed strengthening United States ties, a million. and weakening British ties, with War Bonds Buy Australia, Canada and Africa. OFFICE EQUIPMENT NEW AND USED desks and ehsirTT typewriters, adding inchs, safes. btcT & L. DESK EX, 36 W. Broadway sTl JtfEDCA USED CARS TRAILER COACBna Liberal Credit Terms JESSE M. CHASE Sell Buy Trade 451 So. Main Street Salt Lake Ctti Wholesale Retail BOISE. POCATELLO. BLACKFOOT step-daught- fective teaching is impossible. Former Teachers Urged to Return. Former teachers are being urged to return to the schoolroom. The ban against married women teachers is being removed in some communities. All of these measures, however, offer only temporary relief, as was proved by the experience of World War I when the supply of teachers became so inadequate that the quality of education was greatly reduced. It is well worth considering, nevertheless, that efficient instruction depends largely upon the teacher and that fully trained teachers are now, and always will be, hard to get at a salary which will employ a clerical worker who can be prepared for her work in a few weeks. The army of 30,000,000 is entering schools this year that are geared as fully as possible to the war effort. Whether or not there is a lack of teachers, the organization, ad- , To carry on the war to a successful completion industry is requiring more and more youth with technical training. This young lady, intently studying an object through a microscope, will be well prepared to take one of the thousands of jobs which will be open to her when she leaves high school. high-power- ed hurry the preparation of men is a logical demand. It has been proposed that high schools continue during the summer, on Saturdays and holidays, that the school .terms be reduced in length in order to give those who will soon be under arms as much education as possible. In general, educators have strongly opposed universal acceleration of high school pupils. The attitude of the Wartime commission of the United States Office of Education may be taken as typical. Its recent report points out that hastening the progress of students through school will enable them to go Into defense jobs, defense trainjobs to ing classes, replace persons who have left for defense jobs, or into the or to enter armed forces These purcollege earlier. poses are commendable, thinks the commission, but it rules against general acceleration in favor of stepping up the rate of progress only for pupils who are and intellectually physically able to speed up with profit to the war effort and no damage to the pupils themselves. Because this opinion is so widely held by educators, there is little likelihood that the school year 1942-4- 3 will be shorter than the years preceding it. Another policy will be followed by colleges and- higher, institutions where the maturity of stu- and the exigencies of war acceleration feasible and non-defen- impossible in some states unless the federal government participates in financial support of schools. Educators and friends of the schools are trying desperately to secure such aid. That, however, is another story. ods employed will be adapted, within the limits of available staff and facilities, to war needs. In many communities the students of 1942-4- 3 will find a whole new division of education the nursery school. The Man Power commission of the federal government is thinking in terms of Woman 'power as well as man nnn nnwer. It asks fnr-- ... ients Courses Emphasized. students who are entering Ahool this month will find some shifts of emphasis in the lurses of study since September, 41. These do not represent radi-.-1 changes. Only a few of these changes can offered by way of illustration, eography is an excellent subject ith which to begin since, unlike irrent events and history, it is sually thought of as not changing luch from day to day. The continents and oceans, the fountains and rivers are more or ss constant in size and position, hese physical facts, however, are it of great importance except as ey affect the lives of men. The textbook, therefore, which eludes a chapter on the rubber antations of Sumatra and the alay peninsula, is due for some vision. War has considerably aired the political status of great irtions of the map, world com-erc- e has found new trade routes, d trade itself is heavily in commodities little sought a few years ago. Methods of travel are changing the character of the maps which todays students will use. Aviation has made the flat map or Mercator projection of secondary importance. The globe is taking its place. Those of us who visualize Japan due west of the United States find it difficult to realize that airplanes on their shortest route from Tokyo to the Panama canal would first strike the United States somewhere on the Canadian border. The Need for Mathematics. Mathematics, another study that is often thought of as fixed in nature since the same two numbers always add up to the same total, will see its change also. For many years the schools have been adjusting arithmetic to the daily needs of a people at peace. The textbook problems, therefore, have had to do with matters like life insurance, income taxes, budget making, home and bookkeeping. Suddenly there comes a demand for skill in the use of the mathematics needed by the bombardier and gunner. The reason for the lack of these skills is the same reason which prompted our government to sell scrap iron and gasoline to Japan. We were a peaceful people and hoped to remain so. The mathematics of navigation and ballistics, the chemistry of the munitions worker, the physics of the military engineer will most certainly find their way into school and college cur- - ' riculums and will stay there until the minds and hearts of men are set once more on the arts of peace. - Fortunately, many high schools throughout the nation had well developed technical courses in their curriculum before United States entered the war. Now, throughout the land, such scenes as this one taken of the aviation technical course in a Brooklyn (N. Y.) high school are common.. Reading; writing, and repairing is the theme today. Direct War Work Enlists Student Aid The boys and girls who constitute our school army this year will not only find their geography and mathematics and history and science adjusted to present needs, they will devote a great deal of time to direct war work. They will assist in the sale of war stamps and bonds, salvage for war purposes a great part of the metal and rubber and paper and fats that the American home supplies to the war factories. They will sew for the Red Cross and aid HIGHEST PRICES quantity large or uv,. ei further details. SIOUX small, HONET Sianx City, Iowa. paid-cans?- -any Shortage of Teachers Is the Most Serious Handicap of New Academic Year. i the nursing staffs of many hospitals. In their school organizations as well as in their classes they will try to understand the war. to maintain morale on the part of themselves and others, to prepare for their part in the peace that is the supreme objective of all free peoples of the world. Not a day will pass this year without reminding the student of his duties as a citizen, without putting him actively to work in the machinery of democracy at war. MEM man-ageme- y, d, Babe Ruth didnt give much thought as to whether The Pride of the Yankees film was a white-ti- e or black-ti- e premiere . . . The Babe showed up with his throat bared, very informal, mdear . . . You get a pretty good line on the Nazi honor code in the behavior of the eight saboteurs. They shortchanged the Coast Guardsman who pretended to accept their bribe . . . Even in bargaining for their lives they cant stop cheating . . . Orders were handed Washington hotels to fire their enemy alien waiters. MERRY-GO-ROUN- semi-grousi- Not Big Fish Stories Even the fishermen are not tell, ing as big stories as they used to American fishermen in the last year caught only 3,286,580,341 pounds of fish, or 8 per cent less than the year before according to the fish counters. And the fish .hrought.il per cent less than the year before. nt In Bed Longer Now busy men do not have to get up early to build fires. which automatically control what time the fire is to come on in the morning and off at night, can be set in the early fall for the whole seasons operation. Easy Way to Peel Squash Heres a new way to peel Huh. hard squash. As easy as opening a banana or a pitted datel Pat your squash into the oven, let it get warmed through, cool quickly and pare. Saves time, tempers, . knife and fingers. For Prairie Farms School children of Dauphin, Manitoba, collected 3,000 pounds of maple seed and sent it to a forest nursery station in Saskatchewan to he used in establishing trees on prairie farms. Concrete Bungalow Seventy-year-ol- Miss d Annio Webb has just completed near Narbeth, England, a bungalow of concrete blocks, using an old tin can and mallet to form the blocks. Safety Law Approximately 45 per cent of the automobiles in the United States and Canada are operated under the provisions of the safety responsibility law. hear a Marine called Leatherneck, it has nothing to do with the Epidermis of his neck. Years ago the Marine uniform was equipped with a high stiff leather collar supposed to give a more military carriage. From that time on, Leatherneck has been the word for a Marine. The word for his favorite cigarette is Camel the favorite cigarette also of men in the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard. (Based on actual sales records from service mens stores.) So if you want to make a hit with your friends or relatives in the service, send a carton of Camels. Your local dealer is featuring Camel cartons for service men. Adv. a When you To Relieve distress from MONTHLY FEMALE WEAKNESS Try Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound to help relieve monthly pain, backache, headache, with its weak, nervous feelings due to monthly functional disturbances. Taken regularly thruout tne Plnkham's Compound month helps build up resistance against difficult days. such distress of Thousands upon thousands of g' and women have reported gratifying benefits. Follow label directions. , Well worth, trying I WNU 34-- 42 W HOTEL BEH L OGDEN, UTAH D Not satisfied with 100 per cent participation in the war savings campaign, the doughboys bought a $25 bond for their mascot, Blackout, a tiny black dog . . . When Blackouts bond comes due, the money will go to the SPCA. . Even the lepers are suffering from the shipping shortage. The high of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, has asked U. S. assistance to get 300 kilograms of oil from Brazil, needed for treating lepers. C, CHEMICAL ANALYSIS Wheat tested for protein $1.00 analysis of Feeds. Fertilisers and PETERSON LABORATORIES 3955 So. 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